Caption

Swallowtail caterpillar (Papilio machaon), caterpillar sitting on Wild carrot (Daucus carota), Trupbacher Heide nature reserve with heathland and nutrient-poor grassland, former military training area, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date

Aug 20, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Burkhard Sauskojus

Reference

BRK25M22_400

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

90.1Mb (6.4Mb) / 22.9in x 15.3in / 6875 x 4583 (300dpi)

Keywords

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